Man fights off robber in N. Seattle, takes gun away

Seattle police say a 19-year-old man who was the victim of an attempted robbery Monday night in North Seattle managed to fight back, breaking free of the robber and taking his gun after it went off near his head.

Officers arrested the suspected robber, an 18-year-old convicted felon who has been booked into jail for investigation of robbery and a firearms violation.

The attempted robbery took place at North 102nd Street and Aurora Avenue North.

A North Precinct officer saw three men in a fight on the stairs of a pedestrian overpass at 7:52 p.m.

The victim broke free and ran to a grocery store. He later told police the suspect came up to him on the overpass, pointed a gun at him and ordered him to empty his pockets.

The two fought, and the gun went off. But the victim got the gun, which he gave to the grocery store’s clerk. The third man was the victim’s friend and helped him in the fight.